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All the Tonight Show Switchover Dates and Rumors You Need to Know

With all the excitement over Jimmy Fallon hosting SNL this weekend, I almost forgot that he'll be hosting The Tonight Show mere weeks from now. It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and I'm feeling...like it's time to get you guys up to speed on the latest.

As TV wonks were quick to reiterate, the title appropriates the word "starring" from the Johnny Carson days—both Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien's versions simply went with "with."

Jimmy's Tonight premieres Monday, February 17, 2014. And for those who, like me, are excited but will still miss his Late Night—NBC will air a special of the show's best moments on Sunday, January 5 at 9 P.M. ET.

Meanwhile, Seth Meyers' Late Night starts a week later—on February 24. EW recently premiered the first ad for the show, and it definitely looks exactly like late-night TV and Weekend Update had a baby. I'm still wondering how much of that news-skewering flavor will figure into Seth's version of the program.

And what about the guy on his way out? Industry press are aflutter with rumors that CNN is courting Jay Leno for his own show—but there aren't any deets on what kind of show it would be, and Leno's team is keeping mum. Me, I'd like to see him hook up with Click and Clack for some Car Talk, but we'll have to wait and see.

So I want to know—how are you guys feeling about this switchover? Do you watch these shows now, and will you watch them after the switch? Which host are you most excited to see in his new role?

Photos: Courtesy of NBC

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Megan AngeloEntertainment writer. I love talking about TV so much, you'll eventually back slowly away from me at a party.